No. 2,034 in Catalan
érem
"Érem" means "we were" in English.
In a sentence
Érem a la platja quan va començar a ploure.
We were at the beach when it started to rain.
The word 'érem' here functions as the first person plural of the imperfect tense of the verb 'ser', indicating a past continuous action or state (we were).
Quan érem petits, jugàvem molt al parc.
When we were little, we used to play a lot in the park.
In this sentence, 'érem' describes a continuous or habitual state in the past, referring to our childhood.
Érem amics abans del desacord.
We were friends before the disagreement.
Here, 'érem' refers to a past state of being (friendship) prior to a specific event.
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